Alright! So the travel has been approved, the consulate appointment is secheduled, flights are booked, and we are on our way. We leave Friday July 6th and return on Friday July 20th. Mindi and I are taking our three other daughters with us, so it ought to be quite an experience for everyone. Please pray for our travel and trip safety, as well as our consulate appointment, that all will go well. We pray that God will be glorified in all of this and that it will be an incredible memory and time for our family.
Obviously, I am going to be missing some shows because of this trip. So, Shawn Lewis from HyperStaticUnion will be filling in for me. Pray for those shows that they will come off without a hitch and check them out. It isn't very often that you get a chance to see Third Day without all members.
As a side note, if you are or are ever planning on adopting from China, and you decide that you would like to use your frequent flyer miles, you might want to try to hold them way in advance if possible. It wasn't a possibility for us because we found out our approval at the last last last last second. But that last second approval process might be common for a China adoption. All I am saying is, it is a hard sell to get last minute frequent flyer seats, so you might need a gameplan that was better than mine. Good Luck!
We'll keep you updated so check back with us!
I thought I would comment on the frequent flyer miles... we live in China and have found out that usually you have to book your flight 11 months in advance to use frequent flyer miles to fly between the US and China, at least with United Airlines. So the odds of using them for an adoption trip are fairly slim!
Posted by: Jeff | July 16, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Hi Brad and Family
I hope you read this. I am an old neighbor of yours (your Enon days). Do you remember "Chiggy Brother" and good ole football in my back yard with my older brother, Carl?? Your brother, Grant was my best friend. I get a Christmas card from he and LeeAnn every year. When he first told me about your success I hadn't heard of the group. Now, I have all your CD's and even a DVD. My 12 year old son enjoys you also.
Your family is absolutely beautiful. I have a co-worker who has a boy and a girl from China.
Please keep in touch. The Avery's were my favorite people and I really never got over the summer that you moved away from Marion Drive. Valerie, Dane, Grant, Troy, Bradley, Jenna, Chadwick, Tamen and Tiffany. Did I get all of you??? The only family I ever knew who had two children born on Christmas Day! Hope very much to hear from you.
One of your biggest Fans! Margaret Burcham Garkovich-Osborne
Posted by: Margaret Burcham | December 19, 2007 at 12:57 PM